This will drag on. And there is more than enough reasonable suspicion that there's some skull duggery at play.
Broughton was determined to push through the NESV bid even though Peter Lim offered £20m and £40m cash as transfer kitty. He said:
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"The Board and RBS have chosen not to respond or to discuss my Offer with me. My representatives even offered to meet the Board last night. This was ignored, although NESV was invited to attend that meeting.
"It has become clear to me that the Board is intent on selling the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) to the exclusion of all other parties, regardless of the merits of their bids. In these circumstances, I am not able to proceed with my intention to acquire the club."
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And then Mill Financial who already held Gillet's shares were offering £400m plus pushing through the new stadium. They didn't even get as far as Peter Kim. And these are people with significantly more clout than J W Henry who is scrapping together change down the back of thre sofa to buy the club.
I really don't know whose interests Broughton is looking out for here. But its clear he, appointed by RBS, has not been playing straight. And when you consider his descision cost H&G up £50m each extra, you can see why H&G chose to fight it. Who wouldn't?